Pitt Transfer Target Puff Johnson Commits to Penn State
PITTSBURGH -- Another Pitt Panthers transfer target has committed elsewhere. Puff Johnson, a Pittsburgh native and former North Carolina wing, announced that he will return to Pennsylvania but will play for Penn State instead of his hometown team.
Johnson chose the Nittany Lions over Pitt, Kentucky, Indiana, Arizona State, TCU, West Virginia, Oklahoma, LSU, Butler, Seton Hall, Tulane, Colorado State, Grand Canyon, UC Santa Barbara and Duquesne.
The Panthers had already landed a commitment from former High Point wing Zack Austin, an all-conference player from the Southen Conference who will fill the role that Johnson could have.
Puff Johnson had Pitt in his top seven schools the summer before he committed to be a Tar Heel. Over three years in Chapel Hill, Johnson averaged 3.1 points and 2.7 rebounds in 11.4 minutes per contest over 65 appearances. He is likely looking for a bigger role elsewhere. Both Johnson brothers are from Western Pennsylvania and played their high school ball here.
His older brother Cameron spent three years in Oakland before transferring to North Carolina himself. After spending two years as a Tar Heel, the Minnesota Timberwolves drafted him 11th overall in the 2019 NBA Draft. Johnson's enjoyed a successful four-year career in the league with the Phoenix Suns and Brooklyn Nets.
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